December 1985 “On The Power Station album, I’m beginning to approach what I’m shooting for. My drums sound bigger than life, and I’m getting to play so much—really blasting off, but still working that funk groove. There are a lot of drummers who can play that fancy Billy Cobham stuff—play the chops, pull off odd meters, and deal those polyrhythms—but when it comes down to laying that two and four in there, some of them are not convincing enough. I like playing two and four. My heart is in everything I play. Sometimes, you have to bust loose—that’s normal—but settle things for everybody else first, and then go for yourself.”Tony Thompson December 1985moderndrummer.com/archive

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